Constantin 'Tică' Oțet (24 December 1940 – 19 February 1999) was a Romanian football coach.

Career

Oțet was born in 1940 in Poroina, a village in Șimian commune, Mehedinți County. In 1959, Oțet began playing for Metalul Turnu Severin but several injuries forced him to end his playing career early at the age of 23. He won as manager the Juniors Romanian Championship in seasons 1968–69 and 1975–76, and as the second coach won the club's first league title in season 1973–1974. In the years 1969–1977 also worked as a teacher at the faculty of physical education and sport at the

University of Craiova The University of Craiova ( ro, Universitatea din Craiova) is a public university located in Craiova, Romania. It was founded in 1947, initially with four institutes, in the Palace of Justice of Craiova. It is the largest university in the histori ...

. As the second coach of

FC Argeș Pitești Asociația Clubul Sportiv Campionii Fotbal Club Argeș, commonly known as FC Argeș or Argeș Pitești (), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Pitești, Argeș County, which competes in the Liga I. The team was origi ...

won the Romanian championship in the 1978–1979 season, and in the 1980–1981 season as the second coach of Universitatea Craiova. He won the

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in 1983 as head coach of Universitatea Craiova he also reached the

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semi-finals in 1982. In the season 1989–1990 he promoted lower league side Constructorul Craiova to

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. In 1990–1993 he worked as director of the Center for Children and Youth Universitatea Craiova. Then, with the Egyptian club won the Hosni Mubarak Cup. In the season 1995–96 again worked as director of the Center for Children and Youth Universitatea Craiova. In the first round of the season 1996–97 occupied the post of technical director for Universitatea Craiova, in the second half of the season 1996–97 he occupied the post of technical director for

Al Nassr FC Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

(won the

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). In the first round of the season 1996–97 once again began the post of technical director Universitatea Craiova. In the second half of the season 1997–98 with the Syrian club

Al-Jaish SC (Damascus) Al-Jaish Sports Club ( ar, نادي الجيش الرياضي) is a professional football club based in Damascus, Syria that competes in the Syrian Premier League, founded in 1947. The club plays at the Al-Fayhaa Stadium. The team colors are r ...

won the

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and reached the final of the

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. He died on 19 February 1999. Graduate IEFS Bucharest, coach emeritus. Honorary Citizen of the City of Craiova.

Honours

Manager

;Universitatea Craiova *

: 1982–83 ;Al-Jaish Damascus * Syrian League: 1998–99 *

Runner-up:

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Assistant manager

;Universitatea Craiova *

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: 1973–74, 1980–81 *

: 1976–77, 1980–81 ;Argeș Pitești *

: 1978–79

References

External links

Librarie.net
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